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1 Part Husband, 4 Parts Father, 1 Part Inventor, 1 Part Pontificator, 6 Parts Mad Scientist

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RE: HOME IS WHERE YOU PARK IT... Southern Utah

Yeah, I've spent a lot of time over in that area. Tropic Reservoir is just over the hill west of Bryce Canyon, but you get there by going south on a dirt road on highway 12, starting 3 miles west of the

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RE: Yоsеmitе Nаtiоnаl Pаrk - A Must Fоr Visitоrs Tо Thе USA

This is really high on my wife's wish list, so I'm looking for a time we can plan a trip there. I want to make it when we can spend some time there and really enjoy it so we can get the full experience.

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RE: Marching to Zion

Great tour! I've been to most of those places and love that area! You could spend every day for a year hiking, riding, driving, and canyoneering around southern Utah and not run out of things to do and

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RE: 1-Minute BUMBLE BEE Face Painting

I love how the honeycomb turned out! The stencil works really well. I have a laser cutter so that gives me all sorts of ideas for face painting...

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8y

RE: Puerto Rico close to bankruptcy

I feel bad for the people of Puerto Rico, especially in the aftermath of such devastating storms. Their leaders have made poor decisions in many cases (which can be said of almost all nations right now!),

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RE: Thе Histоry оf Kаyаks

I helped a youth group each make their own kayak using CNC routed plywood with canvas stretched over and then painted with marine paint. They then did a 50 mile trip in them on a lake, 10 miles per day.

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RE: Amazon CEO launches his project to colonize the moon!

There has to be a balance somewhere that lets the moon (and asteroids) benefit mankind without them being sold off wholesale. I imagine the solution involves a combination of individuals, companies,

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8y

RE: 5 tips to avoid professional burnout

Thanks for posting this. I find this is especially prevalent in the tech industry. I have many friends that have entirely left tech and gone into medicine or other fields unrelated to tech. It's important

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8y

RE: HOME IS WHERE YOU PARK IT... Southern Utah

Great pictures! I love that area, especially around Red Canyon, Casto Canyon, and Tropic Reservoir. Great place to go camping and biking.

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RE: America's Last Hope? A Fail-Safe Constitutional Convention

Interesting piece of history that few are even aware of. Benjamin Franklin, James Wilson, John Adams, and others refer to the influence of the Iroquois. Historians can't agree on the extent of the influence,

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RE: Scooting Without Permission

The nanny state at its finest. Think for us, decide for us, and wipe our noses while you're at it. No thanks! Let the market decide whether these are viable or not. If they're truly a safety issue then

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RE: The Libertarian Party Platform - Preamble and Statement of Principles

I largely consider myself a libertarian. Its good to see the principles of the party spelled out, since it seems like in a lot of states the Libertarian candidates are so out-there that they aren't a good

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8y

RE: Get your vaccines folks.

I think part of the risk of vaccines is that kids get so many all at once. This includes shots that combine many vaccines into one, as well as many shots in the same visit. Perhaps getting them spread

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RE: What is really behind teenage mortality?

All of the media focus about school shootings is to further the agenda to nullify the 2nd Amendment and take away guns. The stats tell a very different story than the headlines. 63 is the HIGHEST number

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RE: Connecticut passes bill giving electoral votes to presidential candidate who wins popular vote

This is a very dangerous initiative. If they get to 270 delegates and effectively nullify the Electoral College it will be hugely divisive for America. The Electoral College gives groups of similar people

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RE: The Electoral College is Evil

The purpose of the Electoral College is to aggregate votes at the regional level (some are winner-take-all, some aren't). Different states have different values. California is very different from Wyoming.

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RE: The Election Was Fair

Going with a straight popular vote in America would be disastrous. Right now a handful of large and early states have a disproportionate amount of power, but with the popular vote the big cities would

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RE: The "Russian Influence" Narrative Is An Important Scapegoat For The Electoral College

Over 20% of Clinton's votes came from just 2 states: California and New York. Without them she would have lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. You highlight 14 states that get more attention